Word: quos
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...slashingly argued, this book is a 30-bell alarm by L.A. obsessive Davis (City of Quartz), who contends that most of the "acts of God" that have wrought such destruction in that city are, in fact, the results of greed, myopia and Machiavellian politicking. Upholders of the status quo will take issue with Davis' provocations, but the facts and terrifying statistics marshaled here should have folks racing for the next plane to Seattle...
Although reports stopped short of confirming a quid pro quo for Seagraves' immunity deal, TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson says, "Connect the dots. They were all complicit originally in a conspiracy of silence" -- but when a guy who was in the backseat realizes they're all going to sink together for something he had no control over, self-preservation takes over. "One person has the controls of the plane," says Thompson, "and even though military tradition holds that they bear equal responsibility for situational awareness, the guy flying the plane is culpable." After Seagraves' immunity deal, the two front-seat...
...whole, however, supporters of the Anderson Petition feel they have won a victory which may help preserve the status quo in other parts of the city...
...they didn't fear China's wrath, the majority would probably opt for de jure independence right now. And why not? Life in Taiwan is freer, more comfortable and more fun than it is going to be on the mainland for a long time. But the status quo is the political equivalent of independence and is more irreversible each year. Beijing's leaders know that, so how long will they tolerate...
...trading nations and one of the most prosperous. And yet, by succeeding, Taiwan has become a problem for Washington. Taipei's dynamic de facto independence may one day trigger a Chinese ultimatum: blockade or attack. It will then be up to the U.S. to decide whether Taiwan's status quo has a future...